<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/ashley-herrera-choosing-school-psychology.html" dsn="news"><title>Choosing School Psychology: Scholarship Recipient Uses Lived Experience to Aid Others</title><item_date>12/19/2023 11:02:47 AM</item_date><author>Staff Report</author><image><img src="/news/images/ashley-herrera.jpg" alt="photo of woman smiling in school hallway"/></image><image_caption>Ashley Herrera, Student, MA/CAGS in School Psychology</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/ashley-herrera.jpg" alt="photo of woman smiling in school hallway"/></thumbnail><summary>Ashley Herrera, first-year student in the School Psychology MA/CAGS program, was recently awarded a scholarship from the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program—in recognition of her strong clinical skills, knowledge of evidence-based and inclusive practices, and interest in supporting underrepresented and underserved populations—aimed at supporting the growth and expansion of a diverse behavioral health workforce to deliver care to children and adolescents in high-need school districts across Massachusetts.</summary><category>Profile</category><featured/><tags><tag>Profile</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>